Six PUBG Weapons Leaving Forever in Update 42.1 — One Last Look at the Data
With Update 42.1 arriving in June, PUBG is sunsetting six weapons from the loot pool for good. PUBG Studios announced it in the Update 41.1 patch notes:
"With Update 42.1 in June, some underused weapons will be removed from the game. Items related to the weapons listed above will no longer be tradable on the Steam Community Market after the May update."
The six: Mosin Nagant, R45, DP-28, PP-19 Bizon, P1911, and QBU. After 42.1 drops, they're gone from world spawns permanently.
Before they disappear, we pulled their final 14-day stats from WinnerMeta's live match telemetry. Here's how each weapon is going out.
Mosin Nagant — Already a Ghost
Type: Bolt-Action SR | Shots (14d): 2,204 | Kills: 142 | Avg Kill Dist: 140.5m | HS Rate: 39.1%
The Mosin Nagant is functionally already dead. In the last 14 days, across millions of matches, only 2,204 shots were fired from a Mosin — a rounding error against total gunfire in the game. For context, the M416 fires more than that in a few minutes of global play.
But the players still using it? They're good. A 39.1% headshot rate is among the highest in the entire game. With 60.4 average damage per hit, it hits hard when it connects. The Mosin always demanded you make every shot count. The data says the last people using it are doing exactly that.
R45 — The Revolver Nobody Found
Type: Handgun | Shots (14d): 8,294 | Kills: 370 | Avg Kill Dist: 12.0m | HS Rate: 29.1%
The R45 was the most powerful handgun in the game on a per-hit basis — 44.4 average damage per hit, the highest of any pistol in this group — and almost nobody knew it. Only 8,294 shots in 14 days. It barely registers.
The revolver fantasy is real: high damage, heavy feel, brutal at close range with a 29.1% headshot rate. The problem was always availability and ammo. When you did find one, it delivered. Most players never had the chance.
DP-28 — The Pan Mag Goes Silent
Type: LMG | Shots (14d): 125,742 | Kills: 1,655 | Avg Kill Dist: 36.3m | HS Rate: 14.5%
The DP-28 occupied an awkward middle ground for its entire life. Not accurate enough for true mid-range, not fast enough for CQC. Its 14.5% headshot rate is the lowest of the six being removed — the tell that players weren't getting the precision fights where it could shine.
It had a niche on Erangel and Vikendi for suppressive fire, and at 36.3m average kill distance it was at least engaging in mid-range. But with the M249 and MG3 already filling the LMG role, the DP-28 never found a permanent home in the meta.
PP-19 Bizon — The Surprising Departure
Type: SMG | Shots (14d): 2,929,980 | Kills: 40,977 | Avg Kill Dist: 14.4m | HS Rate: 20.6%
This one stings. The Bizon is far and away the most-used weapon of the six being removed — nearly 3 million shots in the past 14 days, 40,977 kills, and a shot share that puts it ahead of weapons that aren't going anywhere.
The Bizon's identity was its 53-round helical magazine: no reloads in extended CQC fights. At 14.4m average kill distance, it was doing exactly what a compact SMG should do, and a 20.6% headshot rate is respectable for the class. Players will feel this removal more than any of the others. It was genuinely viable and actively played.
P1911 — The Original Sidearm Signs Off
Type: Handgun | Shots (14d): 256,951 | Kills: 7,732 | Avg Kill Dist: 7.6m | HS Rate: 28.1%
The P1911 is one of the original PUBG sidearms, a .45 ACP that's been in the loot pool since launch. By handgun standards it earned its keep: 7,732 kills in the window, 28.1% headshot rate, and a 7.6m average kill distance that tells you exactly where it was useful — inside buildings, in loot scrambles, when your primary ran dry.
It won't win gunfights at range, but the P1911 was doing its job as a backup. The numbers show real kills from real players who made it work.
QBU — Sanhok's Sniper Exits Quietly
Type: DMR | Shots (14d): 143,406 | Kills: 2,220 | Avg Kill Dist: 94.1m | HS Rate: 17.9%
The QBU was purpose-built for Sanhok — a suppressed DMR for the jungle map's tight sightlines and long compound peeks. At 94.1m average kill distance it was finding its range, and a 17.8% hit rate is solid for a semi-auto that demands trigger discipline.
What the numbers don't capture is how the QBU felt: quiet, controlled, effective in the right hands. The suppressor-only configuration was its identity — a dedicated kit gun for a dedicated map. With 143,406 shots in 14 days it was still getting play, but not enough to survive the cut.
The Send-Off
PUBG Studios confirmed that compensation details and exact timing will be announced with Update 41.2 in May. Items related to these six weapons will no longer be tradable on the Steam Community Market after that update.
If the Bizon is in your regular rotation — or if you've been meaning to finally spend real time with the QBU or Mosin before they're gone — this is the last season. The full stats for every weapon remain live on WinnerMeta until they leave the game. Check them while you can.